TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - School performance and neurodevelopment of very low birth weight preterm infants: first report from Turkey
JO  - Journal of child neurology
A1  - Koç, Özden
A1  - Kavuncuoglu, Sultan
A1  - Ramoğlu, Mehmet
A1  - Aldemir, Esin
A1  - Aktalay, Ayşegül
A1  - Eras, Zeynep
SP  - 170
EP  - 176
VL  - 31
IS  - 2
N2  - Very low birth weight preterm infants are under significant risk of neurologic, developmental, and somatic problems. In this study, 90 infants born with a birth weight <1500 g and/or with a gestational age <32 weeks were evaluated after the first year of elementary school to assess neurodevelopment. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) test, Pediatric Symptom Checklist, and Parent Evaluation of Developmental Status were performed. Mental retardation, cerebral palsy, blindness, epilepsy, and posthemorrhagic hydrocephaly incidences were 14%, 7%, 2%, 5%, and 2%, respectively. The WISC-R score of 32 patients (35.5%) were below 85. Perinatal asphyxia, abnormal neurologic examination, and delayed or impaired speech correlated significantly with low WISC-R scores. Education and income of the father had positive impact on WISC-R scores (P =.042 and P =.026). Parents' concern and presence of cognitive problems were correlated (P =.026). Environmental factors, as well as the prevention of morbidity, affected school performance positively.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0883-0738
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0883073815587028
ID  - ref1
ER  -